Memoirs on the Coleoptera, Parts I - XI, complete, in 10 volumes
by Casey, Thomas L
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A tight and clean set in near fine condition.
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Lancaster, PA: The New Era Printing Company, 1910-1924. First edition.. A tight and clean set in near fine condition.. Pp. 205; 259; 386; 400; 387; 460; 300; 427; 529; 520; 347. Early full black pebble cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine + original pale green printed wrappers (for Part IV), lg 8vo. This is a complete set of this monumental taxonomic work on the Coleoptera. Parts I and II are bound together in the first volume; thus all eleven parts of this set are presented in 10 volumes (Part IV is in the original wrappers as issued). It is very rare to find a complete set in uniform bindings. Bookplate of the Reading Public Museum on the front endpaper, museum ink stamp on the rear endpaper and white call number on the spine; no signs of use.
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- Natural History Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7410
- Title
- Memoirs on the Coleoptera, Parts I - XI, complete, in 10 volumes
- Author
- Casey, Thomas L
- Book Condition
- Used - A tight and clean set in near fine condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lancaster, PA: The New Era Printing Company, 1910-1924. First edition.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Entomology;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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